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Getty / The Atlantic Can North Korea Drag the U.S. and China Into War?
History offers clues about the likely course of a dangerous dynamic in east Asia.
Saul Loeb / Reuters The North Korean Threat Beyond ICBMs
Even without them, the Kim regime can menace its immediate neighborhood—or sell nuclear material to rogue states.
Damir Sagolj / Reuters What Xi Jinping Wants
China’s leader is determined to turn his country into “the biggest player in the history of the world.” Can he do it while avoiding a dangerous collision with America?
Carlos Barria / Reuters Could 'America First' Lead to War?
China and the U.S. are each intent on greatness. Those visions may not be compatible.
Joe Raedle / Getty Why the U.S. President Needs a Council of Historians
It isn’t enough for a commander in chief to invite friendly academics to dinner. The U.S. could avoid future disaster if policy makers started looking more to the past.
Max-o-matic Is Iran Still Israel’s Top Threat?
How the nuclear agreement looks in the country where its consequences are the gravest
Baz Ratner / Reuters The Key to Henry Kissinger’s Success
The statesman understood something most diplomats don’t: history—and how to apply it.
Wikimedia The Thucydides Trap: Are the U.S. and China Headed for War?
In 12 of 16 past cases in which a rising power has confronted a ruling power, the result has been bloodshed.
Mike Blake / Damir Sagolj / Reuters / alessandro0770 / Shutterstock / Zak Bickel / The Atlantic 9 Reasons to Support the Iran Deal
It’s impossible to “solve” the Iranian nuclear threat. This agreement is the next best thing.
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